So it occurs to me - while I was in Montreal a few weeks ago, I noticed something. As I found myself surrounded by Francophones and Anglophones, I caught myself starting to speak English with a kind of accent as if French was my first language, just like Francophones do. It was subtle - I didn't start adding 'h's where they didn't belong or removing them where they did belong, but the accent was definately there. Once I noticed myself doing it, I also noticed that other Anglophones did the same thing when they were in the company of Francophones and speaking English. I don't know about you, but I found that very odd.
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